Today President Barack Obama announced a “long overdue” plan to develop high speed rail lines[2] in the US. Obama[3] and his administration have identified 10 potential corridors for the new railways in California[2], the Gulf Coast, the Midwest and the Northeast. They have also pledged[4] $8 billion in economic stimulus for the initiative through 2012. While states and local governments will play a huge role in developing these lines, the initiative set forth by the government will help ensure success up to 600 miles of high speed rail lines[3] with trains traveling up to 150 miles per hour.